ssscottg

Ahh, I am so excited. I ordered the Swift Springs and Koni Yellows today! I can't wait till install day!!!

I sold the G35 Saturday and have some resources for mods! Ordered through Jomer M. at Fred Beans parts.

Thanks for the great reviews that helped me inform this decision...

antirice

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Nice. Let us know if the Koni actually raise the height of your car.

conkus805

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I'm curious about this as well, I hope they don't because I am looking for a set of shocks after installing swifts on my sedan. Good choice on the springs you won't be disappointed. I love mine

dtran2714

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You won't be disappointed. Love my swifts and konis!

ssscottg

I will measure the before and after, but probably won't be able to tell what the shocks are doing cause they are all going in at the same time.

I would be pretty surprised if Koni got that wrong though.

conkus805

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Once you get them installed and measured report back. I'll measure and report my sedan on stock shocks for comparison.

blnewt

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Nice thread, congrats on the new Red G Scott. Look forward to seeing how it ends up, should be a great combo.
BTW, how many miles on your old G? Looks well kept, any issues w/ it?

ssscottg

76,500 miles at time of sale. I purchased it at 18,500. It's a 05 G35x with stone leather. Excellent condition except for some rock chips on the hood. No issues with the car except it was an AWD. I prefer the RWD for these cars. The 20" wheels and General UHP tires made wicked improvement to the handling in the twisties. That car was a monster.

I found the red G37 when I was test driving the 335i coupe and the E46 M3s and compared it to the G37. After driving the red G37 Journey and I just could not justify paying-up for BMW 335 or an older M3. And when thinking of the life cycle of the BMW; when the 335 or M3 get's older it turns into a wallet buster. Well that's what BMW stands for; "Bust My Wallet" Oops Now I have done it!

Mike45

looks good!

blnewt

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Good one Our 02 745Li sure as hell busted my wallet. Nice to hear your 05 did so well.
Jomer is a great vendor, got my coilovers from him for the best price and they were at my door in 3 days
What else do you have planned?

ssscottg

Hi blnewt,

Yes he turned around my order in a few hours, it shipped that night.

I exchanged IMs with Black Betty today and ordered his parts for grounding wires. I am also investigating lightweight 18 and 19 inch wheels. That's all so far.

Till the black G35x i have always had 4,5 and 6 speed manuals. But I am learning how to use the AT5 and AT7 on the street, and have already had a great experience on the freeway with the AT7 and one nite did a 60-90 in about 3 seconds, in traffic. AT cars, I think are very practical on the street, although I love MT cars. My Mazda 3 that my son drives has a 5 speed and he has trouble prying it out of my hands some days!

blnewt

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Might check this thread by MACS, he seems to be really happy w/ his Enkei 18s, lightweight, affordable, and will clear the big Akebono BBK if you ever decide to get a BBK.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...installed.html

ssscottg

Nice thread. Those wheels look nice on that obsidian car. Thinking about black for mine too. Definitly want to keep the weight down on this project. 30mm offset is pretty aggressive for a sedan. How many others are running +30 offsets?





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mpegripper

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out of curiosity, are you not happy with the springs or do you just want even better dampening?

conkus805

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I just want a tighter ride, I feel the damping from the journey shocks is a little soft for my tast. The springs are perfect, no complaints at all.